Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-18
AGITATORS AT SEA.
HENRY GEORGE AND DR.. M'oLNa
BATHING At LONG BRANCH.

I>ookers-on Curious 70 See How the Two
Notables Would Take to the Chilling
Waves-Dignity and Nerve-A Swim
ming Race.
A few days ago the bathers at one of the
beaches were surprised by the sight of two
well known faces at the top Of pair Of
wretched looking, i'll fitting suits approaching
the surf. Not that these suits were any worss
than the others in sight at the time; they wers
on The same pattern as all the concessions 10
the proprieties peddled out to men who want to
take plunge bath in pubic. But these faces
were so particularly well known that their
situation seemed grossly incongruous One
was tall, heavy man, with smoothly
out with a grave expression from under
shaggy brows; his head was bent forward
slightly as he walked, and the broad shoulders
seemed to have been rounded with toll over
books; his limbs, like his body, were too
heavy for symmetry. At his side was a lit
tie man whose bald crown came only to
the big mans shoulders He wore full
red beard and mustache; be carried his
finely formed head very straight and swung
his arms to and fro as he walked; his body
and limbs formed in good proportion. ind
eating considerable athletic power.
The first was Dr. Edward McGlynn and the
second Mr.. Henry George. All the bathers
stopped their tumbling to watch them,
and the spectators in the pavilion and
on the sands concentrated their attention
upon them. Everybody undoubtedly was
curious to see how they would take to the
chilling water. They approached the surf
without hesitation, and as little wave
splashed up against the white calves of their
legs they were not seen to finch. They
marched out into the sea as if entering their
native element, with dignity and nerve.
When the water had reached their thighs DIR.
McGlynn stopped over and doused his head
with double handful OF the brine and then
walked on. Mr.. George did not cease to
swing his arms back and forth until be was
so deep in the tide that be would have had to
crook his elbow to keep his hands out of the
wet. Then, as calmly as if the temperature
of the water was above eighty, lie took
header, folding his hands together in front of
him, and disappeared entirely beneath big
green wave. DR.. McGiynn was left alone,
and he waded little further on, watching
for his companion to reappear.
When Mr.. George came to 6.e surface he
made out to sea with long, powerful stroke,
but in half minute turned over Oh his back
and sung ont to the doctor that the water
was good. DIR. McGlynn at this took q
plunge. IL was not a graceful dive, like
that of his intellectually twin brother, but. q
simple sinking into the wave without even
ducking his head. He swan after the editor,
who waited for him to catch up, when they
set out together towards the raft, moored a
long distance from the shore. They did not
go more than half way there, but it was
beyond the point where the crowd was anus
ing itself. There they turned about and
slowly made for the beach. Mr.. George
swam most of the time in the straightforward
way adopted by Sundstrom, but the doctor
took the greatest enjoyment in lying N otion-
less on his back. He lay thus for two or
three minutes at time, with his eyes closed,
while Mr.. George thrashed about, swimming
and diving and looking around him- Occa-
sionaly they spoke to each other. and several
times bowed to acquaintance. In such cases
the doctor smiled in dignified way without
opening his lips, but Mr.. George did NOT
hesitate to run the risl, of a brackish mouthful
from an impudent billow by calling out
cheerfully to those who spoke to him